The Best of The Simi Sara Show - City of Vancouver proposes 9.3% hike in fees, property tax for 2020 / Transit strike: Union and Coast Mountain Bus Company head back to the bargaining table & More...

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

A Vancouver Councillor says a proposed 8.2% property tax hike for 2020 will fund more police officers and firefighters.

How do you feel about this?

Good! It’s more resources

Bad. I can’t afford that

 

Chapter 2

City of Vancouver proposes 9.3% hike in fees, property tax for 2020

The City of Vancouver is considering a 9.3% hike in taxes and fees as a part of its 2020 budget.

The figure is included in the city’s Draft 2020 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan, set to be considered on December 3rd.

The 9.3% figure is a combination of an 8.2% property tax hike and a 9.5% utility fee hike. It also includes an 0.5% tax shift from business to residential properties.

Guest: Adriane Carr

Vancouver City Councillor representing the Green Party

 

Chapter 3

B.C. weather outlook: get ready for a taste of winter

Colder Arctic air is destined to sweep southwards through British Columbia in the coming days.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of Highway 3 from Hope through Princeton via the Allison pass.

And the agency has issued special weather statements for a vast swath of the interior, stretching from the South Coast northeast to the Peace Region.

In the Central Interior, northerly winds will blow to 50 km/h on Tuesday, resulting in plummeting temperatures during the day.

Guest: Mark Madryga

Global BC Chief Meteorologist

 

Chapter 4

B.C. government to release its quarterly economic report - and there are some storm clouds gathering

In the noon hour today, B.C.’s finance minister, Carole James, will release the latest quarterly economic figures. And there may well be some storm clouds on the horizon.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

 

Chapter 5

Transit strike: Union and Coast Mountain Bus Company head back to the bargaining table

In the past five minutes or so, Unifor National President, Jerry Dias, has been speaking to reporters on his way to the bargaining table with the Coast Mountain Bus Company.

Dias telling reporters that the objective today is to find a tentative agreement to avoid tomorrow’s shutdown - but if it doesn’t happen, then the strike starts at midnight.

One notable thing that has come out of this is that Dias and Kevin Desmond are going to have their own meeting at 12 noon. Could that be significant?

Well, our Jennifer Palma asked Dias how he intends to begin that meeting.

 

Chapter 6

Privacy commissioners find B.C. firm delivered micro-targeted political ads without ensuring consent

An investigation by the Privacy Commissioners in BC and in Ottawa has found a company in Victoria, called AggregateIQ, violated Canadian privacy laws when it used and disclosed the personal information of millions of voters in British Columbia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

AggregateIQ provides election-related software and political advertising services.

The privacy commissioners found AggregateIQ failed to ensure appropriate consent for the use of personal information, and the disclosure of the personal information of voters.

The Victoria-based company has been linked to Cambridge Analytica – the company caught up in a global scandal involving the micro-targeting of voters in various political campaigns.

Guest: David Shipley

Cybersecurity expert and CEO of Beauceron Security

 

Chapter 7

"Direct link" between 17-year-old's death and inadequacies in government care, report finds

A new report is being released this lunchtime, and it's taking a look at the factors that led to the overdose death of a 17-year-old boy. He had complex needs and was moved more than 40 times while in government care in B.C. and Alberta.

The report finds a direct link between inadequate services the boy received, and his death. There was a lack of coordination between the provinces, according to B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth.

The representative's name is Jennifer Charlesworth, and she joins me now to talk about her investigation.

Guest: Jennifer Charlesworth

Representative for Children and Youth

 

Chapter 8

B.C.’s Finance Minister forecasting a $148M quarterly surplus, despite ICBC being a “substantial financial risk”

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

 

Chapter 9

Transit strike: how local businesses are bracing for the impact on their customers and their staff

This hour, Translink CEO, Kevin Desmond, is meeting with Unifor National President, Jerry Dias. This comes as talks resume between the union and the Coast Mountain Bus Company at 2pm today. 

In the meantime, commuters in Metro Vancouver are bracing themselves for the impact of tomorrow’s shutdown of the bus and SeaBus network.

And the owners of small businesses are figuring out what that means for their customers, and for their staff.

Guest: Muriel Protzer

Policy Analyst for BC and Alberta, at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

 

Chapter 10

How the transit strike will impact one local business 

Both sides in the Metro Vancouver transit strike will resume talks in a few hours in the hopes of avoiding a system-wide bus strike. If a new deal isn’t reached by tonight, there will be no bus or SeaBus service tomorrow through Friday.

As we just heard from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the strike could really impact local businesses in metro Vancouver. I wanted to learn more about what that impact would look like, so I spoke with a local franchise owner about what he’s expecting… 

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show contributor

 

Chapter 11

Shining a light on sexual harassment in Vancouver’s service industry

A new campaign begins today and it’s aiming to shine a light on the sexual harassment that happens every day.

It’s called Hands Off!, and it’s a partnership between Vancouver Police, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, and Barwatch.

Guest: Kendra Belsheim

Spokesperson for the Barwatch program

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

A Vancouver Councillor says a proposed 8.2% property tax hike for 2020 will fund more police officers and firefighters.

How do you feel about this?

Good! It’s more resources
Bad. I can’t afford that

 

Chapter 2

City of Vancouver proposes 9.3% hike in fees, property tax for 2020

The City of Vancouver is considering a 9.3% hike in taxes and fees as a part of its 2020 budget.

The figure is included in the city’s Draft 2020 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan, set to be considered on December 3rd.

The 9.3% figure is a combination of an 8.2% property tax hike and a 9.5% utility fee hike. It also includes an 0.5% tax shift from business to residential properties.

Guest: Adriane Carr

Vancouver City Councillor representing the Green Party

 

Chapter 3

B.C. weather outlook: get ready for a taste of winter

Colder Arctic air is destined to sweep southwards through British Columbia in the coming days.

Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for parts of Highway 3 from Hope through Princeton via the Allison pass.

And the agency has issued special weather statements for a vast swath of the interior, stretching from the South Coast northeast to the Peace Region.

In the Central Interior, northerly winds will blow to 50 km/h on Tuesday, resulting in plummeting temperatures during the day.

Guest: Mark Madryga

Global BC Chief Meteorologist

 

Chapter 4

B.C. government to release its quarterly economic report - and there are some storm clouds gathering

In the noon hour today, B.C.’s finance minister, Carole James, will release the latest quarterly economic figures. And there may well be some storm clouds on the horizon.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

 

Chapter 5

Transit strike: Union and Coast Mountain Bus Company head back to the bargaining table

In the past five minutes or so, Unifor National President, Jerry Dias, has been speaking to reporters on his way to the bargaining table with the Coast Mountain Bus Company.

Dias telling reporters that the objective today is to find a tentative agreement to avoid tomorrow’s shutdown - but if it doesn’t happen, then the strike starts at midnight.

One notable thing that has come out of this is that Dias and Kevin Desmond are going to have their own meeting at 12 noon. Could that be significant?

Well, our Jennifer Palma asked Dias how he intends to begin that meeting.

 

Chapter 6

Privacy commissioners find B.C. firm delivered micro-targeted political ads without ensuring consent

An investigation by the Privacy Commissioners in BC and in Ottawa has found a company in Victoria, called AggregateIQ, violated Canadian privacy laws when it used and disclosed the personal information of millions of voters in British Columbia, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

AggregateIQ provides election-related software and political advertising services.

The privacy commissioners found AggregateIQ failed to ensure appropriate consent for the use of personal information, and the disclosure of the personal information of voters.

The Victoria-based company has been linked to Cambridge Analytica – the company caught up in a global scandal involving the micro-targeting of voters in various political campaigns.

Guest: David Shipley

Cybersecurity expert and CEO of Beauceron Security

 

Chapter 7

"Direct link" between 17-year-old's death and inadequacies in government care, report finds

A new report is being released this lunchtime, and it's taking a look at the factors that led to the overdose death of a 17-year-old boy. He had complex needs and was moved more than 40 times while in government care in B.C. and Alberta.

The report finds a direct link between inadequate services the boy received, and his death. There was a lack of coordination between the provinces, according to B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth.

The representative's name is Jennifer Charlesworth, and she joins me now to talk about her investigation.

Guest: Jennifer Charlesworth

Representative for Children and Youth

 

Chapter 8

B.C.’s Finance Minister forecasting a $148M quarterly surplus, despite ICBC being a “substantial financial risk”

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

 

Chapter 9

Transit strike: how local businesses are bracing for the impact on their customers and their staff

This hour, Translink CEO, Kevin Desmond, is meeting with Unifor National President, Jerry Dias. This comes as talks resume between the union and the Coast Mountain Bus Company at 2pm today. 

In the meantime, commuters in Metro Vancouver are bracing themselves for the impact of tomorrow’s shutdown of the bus and SeaBus network.

And the owners of small businesses are figuring out what that means for their customers, and for their staff.

Guest: Muriel Protzer

Policy Analyst for BC and Alberta, at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business

 

Chapter 10

How the transit strike will impact one local business 

Both sides in the Metro Vancouver transit strike will resume talks in a few hours in the hopes of avoiding a system-wide bus strike. If a new deal isn’t reached by tonight, there will be no bus or SeaBus service tomorrow through Friday.

As we just heard from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, the strike could really impact local businesses in metro Vancouver. I wanted to learn more about what that impact would look like, so I spoke with a local franchise owner about what he’s expecting… 

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show contributor

 

Chapter 11

Shining a light on sexual harassment in Vancouver’s service industry

A new campaign begins today and it’s aiming to shine a light on the sexual harassment that happens every day.

It’s called Hands Off!, and it’s a partnership between Vancouver Police, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, and Barwatch.

Guest: Kendra Belsheim

Spokesperson for the Barwatch program